Oleta Inez Hammock, 78, of Austin, Arkansas, lost her battle with Alzheimer's disease on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.  She was born December 13, 1942 to the late Denis and Alma Alverson.  She grew up in Clarendon, Arkansas and graduated from Clarendon High School where she excelled at basketball.  She and her doting husband, Ken, made their home in Arkansas. They were married for fifty-seven years before he went to his Heavenly home in 2019.  Oleta retired from JC Penney after many years as a decorator coordinator. She loved watching the Arkansas Razorbacks play, especially the basketball team. Oleta could make a mean pot of pinto beans along with jalapeno cornbread that family members requested often and her coconut cake was to die for. She never had a cross word for anyone. Oleta adored her family and loved watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren grow up.

She is survived by her sister, Mary Lea Gilmer of Woodson, Arkansas; children, Charles Hammock and wife, Laura of La Vernia, Texas, David Hammock of Rogers, Arkansas, Thomas Hammock and wife, Melanie of Little Rock, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Sarah Hammock, Jamie Hammock and Matthew Hammock; three great-grandchildren, Marlee Hammock, Jackson Hammock and Ellie Hammock and a number of other loving relatives and close friends.

Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Alzheimer's Association, 11300 N. Rodney Parham Rd., Ste. 205A, Little Rock, AR  72212.  Arrangements by Moore's Cabot Funeral Home, 501-843-5816.